TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre

The TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre is a recreation complex constructed for the three municipalities of Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, and Parkland County. The facility includes two indoor hockey arenas with elevated seating for approximately 500, two indoor soccer fields with similar seating, an indoor running track, gymnasium, two swimming pools complete with water play structures and waterslide, hot tub, aerobics area, fitness facility, lounge area overlooking ice and soccer areas, program rooms, children’s play area, and retail space.

A metal building system provided an economical solution to construct the project's soccer and hockey field houses.  The pre-engineered structural framing, metal wall panels and standing seam metal roof system were an ideal materials solution for the needed clear spans in these large components of the complex, while conventional structural steel was fabricated for the more geometrically complex elements at the front of the facility.  The nature of metal building systems also delivered firm pricing, faster construction and more predictable control over the 15-month schedule.